Europa Universalis IV 2013

Released: August 13, 2013
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Simulator · Strategy
Platforms: Linux · PC · Mac
Developer: Paradox Development Studio
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
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Is it still worth playing?

Paradox Development Studio's 2013 grand strategy game for Windows, OS X and Linux. It is played on a map of the world divided into provinces between 1444 and 1821, with over 500 nations and no strict win condition. Monarch points fund technology and ideas in three branches, and trade runs through nodes. Diplomacy, religion, espionage and land and sea combat are all in play, multiplayer works over LAN or the internet, and Ironman mode removes manual saving. Menus show the causes behind numbers, so hovering over inflation shows its source. Interlinked systems and a reactive AI make the same nation play out differently every time, and that is the reason to play it now.